Meki

History

Visitors in early 1927 found that there was a kind of bridge over the Meki River near the town which could be crossed by a motorcar. The bridge was the creation of a foreign farmer, who had modified a large tree trunk which had grown more or less across the river. News sources reported in March 1974 that, as part of the Derg, peasants near Meki rose up against local landlords, settling old grievances. At least 15 persons were reportedly killed: about ten victims had been hacked to death with knives and spears, and the bodies of three people were found in wells. The police regained control after killing a dozen peasants and arresting hundreds.

Most-observed species

• Long-crested Eagle

  Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
  39
• Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill

  Bucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  28
• Tawny Eagle

  Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) · Aves
  20
• Pallid Harrier

  Circus macrourus (S.G.Gmelin, 1770) · Aves
  13
• Greater Blue-eared Starling

  Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 · Aves
  12
• Superb Starling

  Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845 · Aves
  12
• Marabou Stork

  Leptoptilos crumenifer (R.P.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  11
• Dark Chanting-Goshawk

  Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861 · Aves
  9

Most recent

• M 5.3 — 2017-01-27
  29 km S of Ziway, Ethiopia
• M 4.2 — 2015-03-31
  Ethiopia
• M 4.4 — 2014-12-29
  32 km NE of Shashemen?, Ethiopia
• M 4.5 — 2006-07-04
  32 km E of Ziway, Ethiopia